Wheat Ridge staff push zoning-first approach for event venues, council gives consensus on enforcement steps
City planning staff told the council they will regulate event venues through zoning (Chapter 26) rather than a new license, and recommended enforcement clarifications — council gave consensus to proceed and staff set a planning commission hearing Oct. 15 and a target council vote Nov. 9.
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Planning staff recommended shifting regulation of event venues from the business-licensing chapter into the city's zoning code so land use rules, not a separate license, determine where and how venues operate. The presentation described four categories of event uses (indoor, outdoor/hybrid, accessory outdoor entertainment, and residential/agricultural accessory uses) and proposed special use permit (SUP) review for larger residential/ag properties.
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